Allan Blank

The title of this challenging trio is borrowed from a sculpture by Antonio Canova of the three sister goddesses Aglaia, Euphrosyne and Thalia - the dispensers of beauty, charm and grace.

An early work of Allen Blank,á but as with all of his music, it is strongly music, fun to play, and always a pleasure for the audience to hear great new compositions of this generation.

Four Bagatelles is a work that explores different approaches to 3-part writing. A four-note figure dominates the first movement. Surrounding and departing from this figure are melodic elements that sh...

This is a duet in the truest form for flute and piano. It is not just a solo for the flute. The two instruments work together as a unit.

Trio is in four movements. The overall character of the work is lyrical and playful with touches of dramatic accents. The joining and separation of the two wind instruments, either with or against the...

Esquisse is made up of 5 successive sketches which should be played without breaks between sketches. Each sketch outlines one theme and one different formal structure. The putting together of these fi...

A beautifully crafted set of concert duets. Intricate, entrancing, hypnotizing, powerful, and exciting.

Allan Blank has written his 2nd piece for solo alto flute, which is completely different that his first. The piece is in four sections. The first and fourth share characteristics of fanfares, the firs...

One of the powers of music is its ability to evoke images in the listener's mind, images that can be identified or suggested. While the title of these pieces do not identify an image, this power was v...

A rhythmically challenging work. This , as with all music of Allen Blank, is rich is musicality. The strength of its harmonic and melodic sense cannot be over stated. Seven Movements: Introduction, Sp...

A challenging, modern work for advanced players. Rhythmic interplay and melodic cohesiveness make it accessible to any audience.

Beautiful, challenging, and exciting.

A challenging and strongly musical work, this unaccompanied work is a great additional to any recital. The full range, including the altissimo range, of the sax is explored in an exciting way. Five mo...

This award winning composer provides a very special addition to the bassoon and harp repertoire. The expertly crafted, idiomatic writing for both instruments produces a work that is melodically appeal...

Esquisse is made up of 5 successive sketches which should be played without breaks between sketches. Each sketch outlines one theme and one different formal structure. The putting together of these fi...

Both stimulating and challenging in its rhythmic, melodic and expressive range, Polymorphics (1988) for double woodwind quintet, allows all instruments a chance to shine, either singly, in pairs or in...

Interplay, completed in August of 2007, is for flute/piccolo, clarinet in A, french horn, and piano. The work is in four movements. The first movement is based on shifting regroupings of these four in...

Blank adds his own voice to the musical translation of Dickinson's poems with three diverse settings for voice, flute, and cello. He chooses A Fuzzy Fellow, Wild Nights, and I'm Nobody, matching the t...

Don't miss this exciting and challenging new duo for advanced players. This appealing work really makes use of the idiomatic qualities of the two instruments.

A total of 9 movements: Introduction, 1. Frisky, 2. A Shared Recitative, 3. Energetic, 4. Restrained, 5. Pushy, 6. Sixths and Half-steps, 7. Ascents/Descents, Conclusion. A challenging Gr. 5 Duet.

A wonderful setting of 3 poems by Emily Dickinson for Medium Voice, Flute, and Cello. 1. A Fuzzy Fellow 2. Wild Nights 3. I'm Nobody.

Traditional Shaker tune set to a rock beat Can be used as a seasonal song (Tis a Gift to Be Simple) 1st trumpet's highest note is C